The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
COL. TOM BEANS MILLIONS.
THE MYsTERY or A WEALTHY TEXAS
REOLUgE
A Man whe IL BeHsved 70 NE His Brother
tkat In Youth Ne KILLED o nEan ana Fled.


BONHAM, Tex, Sept. 22.--For some time
te 6% .CP rs. a.. M ssspo1 hss
tSS da sStss o '4s
hsrisss ana Mshos Wi fnms ned asSS
sionship With the deSsssea All Bean be
sweetiy, and, like vultures. watching their Vic:
s S% their y c "a sa
about to be mnde, the clouds Of doubt are drift
IMP T. the hSriS9n and ers many sHps rise and
and Illuminate what has heretofore been q
mystery. Before imparting. the substance OF
Ssi f ssSsEs 3 sT eft Bsa S well to make
friends ever Obtained Of him was. Els debut In
Bsna ySSna man sas ss
most penniIess. but with . fair knowledge Of
smseyf snd az otSers ho sttenSn Was pad
then to tho hermit-like young stronger. who
the Ss sY s II HsS soo
him into notice 81 deyslopips he isct q fis
Sesne q q ZEE the s ature fnas
Of the Empire State. He was frugal. economic
a 10
elegantly. he never had what .pieht pc
was q familiar character to everybody, One 81
his notable eTcentricities was his tendency to
WHICH ! sss sI meter
real estate even at fabulous prices leaving II
From the dayof bis settlement, IN Bonhsm to
the day Of his death he eyaded ~ questions es
to bis birthplace and previous Life. and stoutly
Shss r. as Ell.
os ss Is ssaSD s FsNss q
sa AsS Witch g Claims Ms
images Ssq Bean Hoy aess,s nSss
%Sd BID d s Be t.. III
bean. II ys,ss YES saundsrs. short vine Is
szsn q $siRs Sss sssssa sss 1ss
The tone Of the letter interested the prominent
have been stoe3 He broshsr End bis
( co-iabsreF With jacob stan, Eiliins him.
IL sfa s 1 iS1s e. fnd yS% LAZY III s sis
be Ssnd sh RI. s90red friends are partial
quests that bis name DO withheld for the pres
ent. states that Col Bean ysars ago told him
the same me- story that ssunde5s asserts 70 be
fs ons end Ge Bean STtss IKE de ac
q p Bonhsm. Il aso recoIecssd By many ma Tat
saundera had frequently been seen WITH Col
Aqstn and San
citizens averred that he had one and that Il
hsd been stolen: ana further hla I thst q EGG
bod aes9o
Ihe tss TT hsaRsd
s s, a the eesr x bSa '1sd o The
%ss e SsS:
recites tie substance Of saunderss letter. Il
gment foE fear TIC whites would destroy t and
deprive them Of their heritege, Col; Beans
father Was bIsed here II the z
fusare davsiop S sa Viii have 70 settle that
alias to protect his son. while others profess 70
besye thst TIE father was an uncle
comes from the same source. These startling
Te1 ssss ns sa4p nP ss Fne~ h out ssa
piaisance. willie those who have Just caught
81 on s e se q dos
torious Bean estate mystery have caused CON
rss pisn 81 H. M W sauadsrs
6o Bsan f IT hs ass
&r. Saunders eomes with Irst-cisss eeriiii-
ss ss'SPe s9
e IS $eb AaRU e SSa T
Learning Of the arrival Of these gentlemen.
Hs Ss as1
siess M SsS4sTs az ssss
dss IL &c Ss beas
BB a% H .onss
and a, sister. Ny other brother. claiborne.
1 1Sshs %ns ~ ON.
AGED .. o. 3s years; somp,tted. murder
~ s
when my brother reprimanded him for not
% don
stan: Stirling hin twice ate. hs We: dow.
70 died next s' morning: NJ brother dsd. tsE,
Witnessed the fnilng. NJ brother took refuge
on Bean Island; n The MlssissipIii River. send:
bis escape vas then an enginssr on steam;
oas When on aG The RS d and Il fs presence o,
Thomas Lawson, but he persisted IN his desire
70 use his hsst given pane and the name q
The b9ttoms. near daines. landing. I FetuIlpsd
and returned giving Tom S7bo, he giving mo
a Aiea ana E1s%nnxer neSro that ne owned.
poses. A reward Is now offeged for informa-
ton Of Alexis whereabouts, he Is supposed to
be In Talahaehie county, Miss
n. Leaving Ganss LANDING my brother other fed to
State; then 70 his future home in Fa9nin
1894 or 1854 then again II A, Austin Tefas IN
purchase some land titles. We met again in
b9nhsm r. 1884; as e re IasD By some
Bonham for $500. I being In straightened cir